Murder mystery games for 16 to 25 people
This page lists our murder mystery games for 16 to 25 people. (A heads up – except where noted, this excludes the host.)
Murder mystery games for 16 to 25 people
In alphabetical order.
A Dead Man’s Chest is a pirate murder mystery game for 12 to 16 guests and a host. Two rival pirate ships descend on Caribbean island – who will find Captain Flint’s buried treasure? And who murdered him in the first place?
Written by Mo Holkar.
Recommended for ages 12+.
A Speakeasy Murder is a 1920s gangster murder mystery game for 15 to 32 guests and one or two hosts. It is set Fat Stan’s Speakeasy, Chicago, at the height of Prohibition.
Written by Becky Channon.
Recommended for ages 18+.
Arabian Nights is a murder mystery game for 18 to 24 guests and one or two hosts. An enchanted evening of thievery, investigation, betrayal, and magic featuring magic carpets, disguised princes and princesses, magicians and mystics.
Written by Lisa Perez.
Recommended for ages 12+.
Backstage Business is a murder mystery game for 18 to 22 guests and one host. It is set in 1986, backstage after a hair-metal concert.
Written by Jasper Haenen.
Recommended for ages 18+.
Casino Fatale is a present-day murder mystery game set in a Parisian casino hotel for 15 to 30 guests and one or two hosts. Guests include millionaires, criminals and spies.
Written by Lisa Butler.
Recommended for ages 18+.
Court in the Act is a historical murder mystery game set at England’s royal court for 13 to 21 guests and one or two hosts. Walter Raleigh, Queen Elizabeth I, William Shakespeare, and many others, try to solve the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Written by Mo Holkar.
Recommended for ages 18+.
Curse of the Pharaoh is a murder mystery game for 6-19 guests and one or two hosts, set in Victorian Egypt. Grapple with evil from beyond the grave!
Written by Mo Holkar.
Recommended for ages 18+.
Death on the Rocks is a 1930s murder mystery game for 12-16 guests and one host. A peaceful (if rather peculiar) English village community has been disrupted by a savage murder.
Written by Jessica Andrews.
Recommended for ages 18+.
Hollywood Lies is a movie themed murder mystery game for 16 to 32 guests and one or two hosts. It is set at a modern-day Hollywood post-awards party, and characters include producers, directors and actors.
Written by Steve Hatherley with DeAnna Knippling.
Recommended for ages 12+.
Hollywood Lies comes bundled with Halloween Lies and Christmas Lies (the same games but with a Halloween and Christmas theme, respectively.
Lei’d to Rest is a murder mystery game for 6 to 22 guests and one host. It is set in Hawaii, at a beach party that goes horribly wrong.
Written by DeAnna Knippling.
Recommended for ages 15+.
Lord and Lady Westing’s Will is a 1935 murder mystery game for 11 to 16 guests and a host. Set at an aristocratic country house in England, Lord and Lady Westing have died in a tragic accident. But why did they arrange this unusual party to read their will? And was it really an accident?
Written by Rachel Wendel.
Recommended for ages 15+.
Murder at Sea is a 1910s murder mystery game for 17 to 33 guests and one or two hosts. Set on an ocean liner in the Atlantic in 1914, characters include diplomats, dignitaries, and a murderer!
Written by Chris Boote.
Recommended for ages 15+.
Murder on the Dancefloor is a 1950s murder mystery game for 14 to 20 guests and one or two hosts. Flo’s Diner in small-town USA is set for a dance-off competition – but bad-boy Ricky Johnson has been found murdered!
Written by Terence Smith.
Recommended for ages 15+.
Spellbound is a magical murder mystery game for 13 to 17 guests and one or two hosts. It is set at a magical school, with students, professors, and visiting detectives as characters. Will the students and professors solve the mystery and save the school from an ancient enemy?
Written by Lisa Perez.
Recommended for ages 12+.
The Reality is Murder is a murder mystery game for 23 to 30 guests and one or two hosts and is set on a tropical island during a reality tv show.
Written by Freeform Games.
Recommended for ages 18+.
The Spy Who Killed Me is a murder mystery game for 14 to 18 guests and a host. It is set at an ivy-clad Maudlin College in the 1960s, at the height of the Cold War.
Written by Anastasia Kulpa.
Recommended for ages 15+.
Vanished in Vegas is a present-day murder mystery game for 15 to 20 guests and a host. Set in Las Vegas’s Sapphire Hotel and Casino, guests include the staff, performers, guests, and visitors.
Written by Jennifer Vals.
Recommended for ages 15+.
Way out West is a murder mystery game for 10 to 24 guests and one or two hosts set in the Wild West. Characters include dastardly railwaymen, upright sheriffs and scheming saloon staff.
Written by Tracy Bose.
Recommended for ages 12+.